avatara (avatāra)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Alternate Spellings: avatar

Short Description: the earthly “descent,” incarnation, or manifestation of God

Long Description: the earthly “descent,” incarnation, or manifestation of God, especially of Vishnu in the Hindu tradition.

Sources: The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger